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Skills

R, Shiny, Git, ArcGIS,
QGIS, Leaflet, LaTeX,
bookdown, blogdown,
Python, SQL, Excel,
Stan, JAGS, Hugo,
Adobe Creative Suite

Interests

Spatio-temporal statistics
Public transit
Urban planning
RShiny development
Reproducible research
Open source, open data
Visualization & design
Civic engagement

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Source code: github.com/ravenmcknight/cv.

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Raven McKnight

Statistician and data scientist seeking opportunity to engage in meaningful research & discovery for social good. I have worked on projects with Metro Transit, Saint Paul City Council, and The National Gallery of Art.

Education

B.A., Applied Math & Statistics

Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

2020 - 2016

  • Honors Thesis: Spatio-temporal Models of Bus Ridership in the Twin Cities
  • Minors in Geography & Creative Writing
  • Key coursework: Bayesian Statistics, Correlated Data, Statistical Machine Learning, Computational Linear Algebra, Urban GIS, 2D Design

Selected Experience

Research & Analytics Data Science Intern

Metro Transit

Minneapolis, MN

2019

  • Working to update Metro Transit’s Transit Market Areas in a practical, statistically rigorous manner
  • Support internal data requests, visualization, and Shiny app development

Hiring Committee Member

Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

2019 - 2018

  • Recruited to be an equal voting member in the hiring process for mathematics, statistics, and computer science professors
  • Evaluate job applications, conduct interviews, and coordinate student involvement in campus visits
  • Participated in two successful and one ongoing search

Teaching Assistant

Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

2019 - 2018

  • Linear Algebra, Spring 2018, Fall 2018
  • Applied Multivariable Calculus 1, Spring 2019
  • Correlated Data (senior capstone course), Fall 2019

Researcher

National Gallery of Art

Remote

2019

  • Conducting data science research to analyze the Gallery’s collection data

Instructor

Cow Tipping Press

Minneapolis, MN

2017

  • Taught a radically inclusive writing workshop for adults with developmental disabilities
  • Developed engaging lessons for students with diverse backgrounds & abilities, published student work, and held successful public reading